[mdlug] Mobile AP, Cell/Wifi Handset

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I just got a Blackberry Bold about a month ago.  I really like that I can connect to wifi an save my minutes.

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
To: Metro Detroit Linux Users Group <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Subject: [mdlug] Mobile AP, Cell/Wifi Handset
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:14:04 -0400

Good Morning All,
	Finally, something I did worked the way I wanted it to and
	more. This relates to the posts regarding the Verizon mobile
	AP, the wifi enabled Blackberry, and my seeminly unending quest
	for mobile email access.
	I bought  a Nokia E66 handset and activated it on AT&T's
	network. In addition to the voice plan I got an unlimited
	internet/text messaging option for $30/month. I believe
	unlimited internet alone is $15/month. The handset was bought
	online from Nokia and activated by calling AT&T. They sent me
	the sim priority mail. From there plug and play. The handset
	connect to the network immediately upon powering on. No
	configuration. I connected my tablet via bluetooth and was on
	the internet. Again no configuration. I downloaded and
	installed Joikuspot Light <www.joiku.com> to the handset. All
	was done automatically, no configuration. I started it and
	voila, a truly mobile hotspot! I connected two different
	notebooks and my tablet; one at a time; in succession. Since
	the light; free; version only supports http and https, I
	uninstalled the light version and installed the premium
	version. So now; for about $30; I have a mobile hotspot that
	supports pop and many other protocols as well.
	I haven't played with it too much. I don't know how many
	clients Joikuspot will handle. I don't now how fast the
	network is, other than email downloads as quickly as ever and
	the few sites I visited popped right up. I'd be happy to
	bring it along for a meeting, as well as one of my Linksys
	routers running the dd-wrt firmware. There didn't seem to be
	much interest for the latter last time I posted, or I missed
	the obvious. 
	In the process I found out that this handset has wifi, and voip
	built in. I set that up as well but didn't play with it. The
	voip client allready installed is Gizmo, which I had
	previously set up. I was able to sign in easily with my
	existing username. I haven't ever used Gizmo to any extent,
	but I''m going to play with it. I'm in places somewhat
	frequently that don't allow cell phones and/or have no cell
	service, but have wifi. So I'll see. Of course international
	call, etc are much cheaper this way. It's very well integrated
	into the handsets UI as well. Everything seems to work very
	well so far. Best of all; even after adding another cell plan;
	I'm paying less money for more services after adjusting my
	Verizon plan down.
FWIW

Best Regards,
-- 
Peter The Plumber sm
Sent from a mobile Internet Tablet connected with Joikuspot
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